ESSENT GROUP LTD ESNT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP G3198U102
- SectorFinancials
- IndustrySurety Insurance
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($3.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 106.2m as of 2024-10-31, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $64.28. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($2.4m notional), 4 hold puts ($938.6k).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 257 |
| Q4 2022 | 241 |
| Q1 2023 | 245 |
| Q2 2023 | 249 |
| Q3 2023 | 271 |
| Q4 2023 | 275 |
| Q1 2024 | 287 |
| Q2 2024 | 289 |
| Q3 2024 | 319 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 112 | 135 |
| Q1 2023 | 130 | 111 |
| Q2 2023 | 114 | 130 |
| Q3 2023 | 139 | 123 |
| Q4 2023 | 126 | 126 |
| Q1 2024 | 136 | 127 |
| Q2 2024 | 139 | 137 |
| Q3 2024 | 157 | 123 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $1.8m | $1.4m | 0.76 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.8m | $904.6k | 0.49 |
| Q2 2024 | $375.6k | $1.1m | 2.96 |
| Q3 2024 | $2.4m | $938.6k | 0.39 |
Biggest buyers
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +288.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +257.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +241.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +200.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +199.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +134.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +126.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +123.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +120.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +115.5k |
Biggest sellers
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Reduced | -801.0k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -535.1k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | Reduced | -510.5k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Sold out | -394.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -297.9k |
| Goodman Financial Corp | Sold out | -260.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -155.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -149.7k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | Reduced | -144.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Reduced | -92.7k |
Biggest calls
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $1.6m25.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $437.2k6.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $360.0k5.6k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $475.7k7.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $462.9k7.2k shares |
| First Trust Investment Solutions L.P. | Unchanged | $325.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-30 | 12.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 7.9% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution new · filed 2025-04-15 | 5.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FMR LLC (3.2%, 2026-08-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), Capital World Investors (4.9%, 2026-02-13)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $235.4k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $157.0k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.7m | $1.7m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $435.7k | $435.7k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $986.5k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $251.5k | $111.2k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.2m | $915.3k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-18 | WEINSTOCK DAVID B SVP and CFO | Sold plan | $127.2k2.0k shares |
| 2024-08-06 | KASMAR ROY JAMES Director · By Roy J. Kasmar Living Trust U/A DTD 07/31/1990 | Sold | $294.1k5.0k shares |
| 2024-07-16 | Bhasin Vijay SVP and Chief Risk Officer | Sold plan | $115.2k1.9k shares |
| 2024-07-15 | Bhasin Vijay SVP and Chief Risk Officer | Sold plan | $672.8k11.2k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.6m $875.1m | First filing |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.9m $767.3m | Added +46.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.5m $676.2m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.9m $573.4m | Reduced -535.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.0m $319.4m | Added +288.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.2m $270.4m | Added +59.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.2m $205.2m | Reduced -41.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $168.4m | Reduced -82.6k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.85% of their portfolio | 2.4m $151.1m | Unchanged |
| Capital International Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $138.1m | Added +38.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $131.3m | Added +199.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $121.8m | Added +120.2k |
| RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD 81.71% of their portfolio | 1.7m $107.1m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $99.7m | Added +12.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $99.6m | Reduced -297.9k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.5m $98.2m | Reduced -801.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $97.8m | Added +46.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $84.5m | Reduced -17.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $81.2m | Unchanged |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $76.8m | Added +200.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $73.8m | Reduced -5.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $68.5m | Added +257.9k |
| Boston Partners 0.07% of their portfolio | 889.2k $56.9m | Added +61.5k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 750.8k $48.3m | Added +10.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 747.9k $48.1m | Reduced -149.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 706.9k $45.4m | Reduced -53.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 605.2k $38.9m | Added +134.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 568.2k $36.5m | Added +20.9k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 551.0k $35.4m | Reduced -144.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.04% of their portfolio | 535.9k $34.5m | Reduced -38.2k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.07% of their portfolio | 514.6k $33.1m | Reduced -22.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 489.7k $31.3m | Added +53.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 438.6k $28.2m | Reduced -155.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 424.5k $27.3m | Added +241.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 420.9k $27.1m | Added +123.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 365.6k $23.4m | Reduced -92.7k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 345.7k $22.2m | Added +108.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 345.0k $22.2m | Reduced -16.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 320.1k $20.6m | Added +5.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 286.8k $18.4m | Reduced -40.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.19% of their portfolio | 272.1k $17.5m | Added +115.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 264.6k $17.0m | Reduced -15.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 240.7k $15.5m | Added +3.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 233.1k $15.0m | Reduced -6.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 228.0k $14.7m | Reduced -76.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.6k $14.6m | Added +9.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.3k $14.6m | Reduced -2.4k |
| WINMILL & CO. INC 4.86% of their portfolio | 224.5k $14.4m | Unchanged |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 222.3k $14.3m | Reduced -7.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.9k $13.4m | Added +126.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.3k $13.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 207.1k $13.3m | Reduced -10.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 206.7k $13.3m | Reduced -40.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.03% of their portfolio | 206.6k $13.3m | Reduced -177 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 204.9k $13.2m | Added +130 |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 188.7k $12.1m | Reduced -20.1k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 188.0k $12.1m | Reduced -92.4k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 180.7k $11.6m | Reduced -9.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 171.2k $11.0m | Added +18.5k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 145.9k $9.4m | Added +79.7k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.18% of their portfolio | 144.5k $9.3m | Added +8.7k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.04% of their portfolio | 137.2k $8.8m | Added +84.2k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 129.1k $8.3m | Reduced -2.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 125.8k $8.1m | Reduced -560 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.8k $8.0m | Added +165 |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 114.6k $7.4m | Reduced -29.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.0k $7.3m | Reduced -4.6k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 112.1k $7.2m | Reduced -2.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.8k $6.9m | Added +17.0k |
| Fairman Group, LLC 5.93% of their portfolio | 102.1k $6.6m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.7k $6.5m | Reduced -3.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.3k $6.4m | Added +45.1k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.14% of their portfolio | 94.1k $6.1m | Added +458 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.1k $5.9m | Reduced -90.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.9k $5.5m | Reduced -23.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.1k $4.4m | Reduced -15.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.2k $4.3m | Added +61 |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.1k $4.0m | Added +18.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.9k $4.2m | Reduced -1.2k |
| FJ Capital Management LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 62.9k $4.0m | New |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.7k $3.9m | Added +14.9k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.5k $3.9m | Added +8.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.4k $3.8m | Reduced -3.7k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.1k $3.7m | Added +3.4k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 57.0k $3.7m | Added +48.4k |
| NFC Investments, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 56.5k $3.6m | Added +470 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.4k $3.6m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 53.1k $3.4m | Reduced -743 |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 49.9k $3.2m | Reduced -653 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.3k $3.2m | Added +1.9k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.1k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 48.7k $3.1m | Reduced -29.9k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 48.6k $3.1m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.6k $3.1m | Unchanged |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 47.5k $3.1m | New |
| Sapience Investments, LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 47.4k $3.1m | Reduced -113 |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 47.3k $3.0m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Nebula Research & Development LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 47.3k $3.0m | Added +40.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.2k $3.0m | Added +1.3k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 45.1k $2.9m | Added +35.1k |